Over 1,000 attend Jagannath consecration ceremony in Sydney | Bhubaneswar News

People attend the consecration ceremony of Lord Jagannath in Sydney Bhubaneswar: Over 1,000 people attended the four-day ‘pranpratistha’ (consecration) ceremony of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra at Sri Durga Devi Devasthanam, Regents Park, in Sydney, Australia, from March 24 to 27.The ceremony, organised by Shree Jagannatha Consciousness ANZ, was conducted by Surya Narayan…

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9 BJD councillors, led by Keonjhargarh municipality vice-chairman, resign | Bhubaneswar News

Keonjhar: Nine councillors, including vice-chairman of Keonjhargarh municipality Baroda Prasana Das, resigned from the primary membership of the BJD on Sunday because of alleged dissatisfaction with the party leaders. Besides, Subhendra Pattnayk, along with Das and Sarat Kumar Sahu (councillor of Ward 1), have also resigned from the post of general secretaries.They sent their resignation…

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Demolition of illegal shrimp farms halted after assault on forest staff | Bhubaneswar News

Residents oppose the demolition of illegal shrimp farms in Bhitarkanika Kendrapada: A demolition drive of illegal shrimp farms had to be stopped on Sunday in the seaside villages within Bhitarkanika National Park, as many shrimp farm owners and locals stood in the way of the demolition drive and allegedly assaulted forest personnel.Assistant conservator of forest…

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